Biography
Dr. Alice Squires currently supports industry, government, and academia on an as-needed basis. Through her career, she has served as engineer/scientist, author, editor, manager, Professor, researcher, and systems engineer with 40 years of combined experience in industry and academia. She is certified by INCOSE as anExpert Systems Engineer Practitioner with Acquisition (ESEP-ACQ) and by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP). She previously earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ; an M.B.A. from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA; and a B.S.E.E from University of Maryland, College, Park, MD.
Dr. Squires has been part of the International Council on Systems Engineering(INCOSE) for over 20 years. She was a core team member of the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering effort that produced “The Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge” and the “Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering”. She founded the Empowering Women Leaders in Systems Engineering (EWLSE) initiative that produced the INCOSE Insight “Diversity and Systems Engineering” edition, “Letters to My Younger Self: How Systems Engineering Changed My Life” and “Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership: Practical Research from Women Leaders”. She proactively supports diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations as critical enablers of successful systems engineering and leadership.
Of note, Dr. Squires was a key contributing member of both the American Society of Engineering Education Diversity Committee awarded the 2016 Women in Engineering Pro-Active Network Strategic Partner Award; and the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum in Systems Engineering core team awarded the 2012 Product of the Year Award by INCOSE. IEEE-USA published her eBook “Dandelion Wishes: A World Where We Collaborate as Equals (Book 21)” in 2018 that is now part of a 24-book IEEE-USA collection - that describes her engineering journey including her love of engineering and her strategies for overcoming obstacles. Dr. Squires enjoys spending time cycling, swimming, writing, playing pickleball, and advocating for others.
Vision
I found my home at INCOSE in 2004 and have served INCOSE ever since, most notably as a core team member of the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge wiki and The Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE); as the founder of the Empowering Women Leaders in Systems Engineering (EWLSE); as an advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and creating an open welcoming systems engineering community; and most recently as 2024-2025 INCOSE Board Treasurer. Publication work I am particularly proud of include author of an IEEE-USA published 2018 "Dandelion Wishes: A World Where We Collaborate as Equals (Book 21)" e-book; and co-editor and co-author of the 2019 INCOSE Insight "Diversity in Systems Engineering" themed edition, the 2022 INCOSE published "Letters To My Younger Self: How Systems Engineering Changed My Life" e-book (incose.org/ltmys), and the 2022 Springer "Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership: Practical Research from Women Leaders" book.
Fast forward over 20 years later after finding INCOSE – I am certified as an INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Practitioner with Acquisition (ESEP-ACQ), have earned over 40 years of experience in industry and academia, and with my love of all things INCOSE - I would be honored to serve a second term of INCOSE Treasurer. My vision for INCOSE has not changed. I see us continuing to connect system values, concepts, principles, and thinking to the global citizen with a focus on youth and the executive suite. I envision developing a systems mindset through cultural understanding and a shared view of sustainability. Let us share our passion for all things systems with others so they too can see how our decisions and actions have far reaching consequences, sometimes unintended, across space and time. Let us connect our systems knowledge and experience with our current and future leaders so that they can join us in applying a systems approach for a better world. Thank you again for this opportunity to serve you.